2024 GLOBAL MINISTRIES CONFERENCE
February 25 – March 3, 2024
Our annual Global Ministries Conference, entitled “Making the Most of Every Opportunity”, will be held February 25–March 3. We will have missionary partners participating in the conference from all over the world and will hear ministry stories from our International staff. Briarwood’s legacy of supporting and sending missionaries comes straight from our Mission Statement: “For God’s glory, Briarwood is committed to equipping Christians to worship God and to reach Birmingham to reach the world for Christ!” Our Missions team is praying that God will use this conference to encourage our missionaries, equip our members, and send even more missionaries out from Briarwood.
We are grateful to God that He has sent Dr. Neil Stewart to be our keynote speaker during our morning worship services as well as Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings. We will have ministry partner global glimpses each night beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday night and 7:15 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights following the services. Our Children’s ministry will be hosting the GLOW (Go Light Our World) conference for grades K4-6 grade.
Please be in prayer for the conference and our missionaries in preparation for this special week. May the Lord use this time to inspire, equip, and mobilize Briarwood Church on mission!
Dr. Neil Stewart, Speaker
Dr. Neil Stewart
Dr. Neil C. Stewart serves as the Senior Minister of the historic First Presbyterian Church of Columbia, South Carolina. For the past two decades, He has served as an ordained minister in both the Presbyterian Church in America and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, pastoring Churches in Yazoo City, Mississippi; Savannah, Georgia; and Greensboro, North Carolina.
Before moving to America in 1999, Neil worked as a board-certified Pediatrician at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. He has addressed numerous conferences throughout the United States and Canada. His literary contributions include a chapter entitled “Preaching that Moves Men to God’” in a forthcoming festschrift honoring Dr. Harry L. Reeder. Additionally, he has written chapters in several other books, including On Reforming Worship (Covenant Foundation, 2018) and, Letters to Pastors’ Wives: When Seminary Ends, and Ministry Begins (P&R, 2013) and Surviving the Fish Bowl: Letters to Pastors’ Kids (RHB, 2021). Neil also appeared in Les Lanphere’s recent documentary, Spirit and Truth: How Does God Want to Be Worshiped?
Neil and his wife, Catherine, hail from Northern Ireland and have six children.
Conference Schedule
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25
8:00 a.m. — Morning Worship with Dr. Neil Stewart
9:30 a.m. — Sunday School — Ministry Partners sharing
10:55 a.m. — Morning Worship with Dr. Neil Stewart
6:00 p.m. — Evening Worship with Dr. Neil Stewart
GLOW – Children’s Auditorium
7:15 p.m. — Global Ministry Partner Glimpses
WC: Heber & Lidia Romero – Cuba
Chapel: Hatem Botros – Middle East/N. Africa
FH-A: Micah – Southeast Asia
FH-E: Brandon & Sharlene Coker – Canada
FH-F: Jorum & Evah Mugari – Zimbabwe
G-101: Ray Call – Belize
G-103: David & Vicki Creel – Cambodia
7:40 p.m. — Dessert & Displays – Fellowship Hall
(Nursery 2-month-old to 4-year-olds who are not yet in K4 open from 8:00 am–12:15 pm, 5:45–8:00 pm)*
Make nursery reservations at https://briarwood.org/ministries/nursery/
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26
6:30 a.m. — Men of the Covenant Missions
5:15 p.m. — Dinner & Fellowship – Fellowship Hall
6:30 p.m. — Evening Worship with Dr. Neil Stewart
GLOW — Children’s Auditorium
7:15 p.m. — Global Ministry Partner Glimpses:
WC: Sashko Nezamutdinov – Poland
Chapel: Neil MacMillan – Scotland
FH-A: Theo & Becky – South Asia
FH-E: Coby McGinty – South Africa
FH-F: Tim & Barbie Kusserow – Niger
G-101: Blair Cook – Sweden
G-103: Paul Henry – New Zealand
7:40 p.m. — Dessert & Displays – Fellowship Hall
(Nursery 2-month-old to 4-year-olds who are not yet in K4 open from 5:45–8:00 pm)*
Make nursery reservations at https://briarwood.org/ministries/nursery/
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
9:30 a.m. — Women’s Ministry Missions Coffee
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. — Cake Decorating Contest
5:15 p.m. — Dinner & Fellowship – Fellowship Hall
6:30 p.m. — Evening Worship with Dr. Neil Stewart
GLOW – Children’s Auditorium
7:15 p.m. — Global Ministry Partner Glimpses
WC: Shayne & Oleksandra Philander – South Africa
Chapel: Don & Teri Horsley – Central Asia
FH-A: Enkhtuya Purvee – Mongolia
FH-E: Jon & Tathiana Elam – US/International
FH-F: Martin & Connie Londono – Colombia
G-101: Moe Montenegro – Thailand
7:40 p.m. — Dessert & Displays – Fellowship Hall
(Nursery 2-month-old to 4-year-olds who are not yet in K4 open from 5:45–8:00 pm)*
Make nursery reservations at https://briarwood.org/ministries/nursery/
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
5:15 p.m. — Dinner & Fellowship – Fellowship Hall
6:30 p.m. — Global Ministry Partner Glimpses
WC: Trevor & Rebeca – West Africa
Chapel: Samuel Fouchachon – France
FH-E: Garth & Fiona – West Africa
FH-F: Beau & Tara Miller – International
G-101: Rob Ilderton – United Kingdom
7:15 p.m. — Global Ministry Partner Glimpses
WC: Keith & Debbie Kanavel – West Africa
Chapel: Vladimir – Kazakhstan
FH-A: Israel & Camilia Guerrero – Scotland
FH-E: Rick & Betty Aschmann – Ecuador
FH-F: Robert & Jeanne Smith – Latvia
G-101: Chris Drinkard – Philippines
7:40 p.m. — Dessert & Displays – Fellowship Hall
(Nursery 2-month-old to 4-year-olds who are not yet in K4 open from 5:45–8:00 pm)*
Make nursery reservations at https://briarwood.org/ministries/nursery/
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29
6:30 p.m. — Sunday School Covered Dish Dinners with Missionaries
7:00 p.m. — Briarwood College Missions Conference
(Nursery 2-month-old to 4-year-olds who are not yet in K4 open from 5:45–9:15 pm)*
Make nursery reservations at https://briarwood.org/ministries/nursery/
SUNDAY, MARCH 3
8:00 a.m. — Worship – Faith Promise Commitment
10:55 a.m. — Worship – Faith Promise Commitment
6:00 p.m. — Bryan Wintersteen – Faith Promise Announcement and Communion with our International Congregations
(Nursery 2-month-old to 4-year-olds who are not yet in K4 open from 8:00 am–12:15 pm, 5:45–8:00 pm)*
Make nursery reservations at https://briarwood.org/ministries/nursery/
Cake Decorating Contest Rules 2024
Volunteering
Prayer Chain – Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!
Missionary Housing and Volunteering Opportunities – See the various ways that you can help facilitate our Global Ministries Conference.
GLOW Children’s Conference
GLOW is our Children’s Missions Conference which corresponds with the adult conference each year. During the conference sessions, children will have the opportunity to hear from Ministry Partners from all around the world and learn about how they can share the gospel right here in Birmingham, Alabama.
We hope you will bring your children each night. There will be plenty of fun, games, trivia and music each night alongside the great missions teaching. Get your kids fired-up about World Missions and ready to “Go Light Our World!”
No registrations are required. Bring your child to their normally scheduled drop-off locations Sunday Morning and Evening.
If you are needing childcare for Infants thru children who are not yet in K4, please sign them up at www.briarwood.org/nursery for each night you are attending.
Faith Promise Pledge
Briarwood’s Global Ministry is funded through the Faith Promise approach to giving.
During the Global Ministry Conference, members will have an opportunity to make a Faith Promise commitment.
This year, you have four ways to make your Faith Promise pledge:
(Faith Promise cards will be mailed to every household.)
1) Bring your completed Faith Promise card forward during morning worship.
2) Send your completed Faith Promise card by mail to Briarwood.
3) Email faithpromise@briarwood.org with your commitment.
4) Fill out the form below complete your pledge online.